An irritant with branches

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Tue, Apr 01, 2025 at 08:39:51AM +1300, Andrew Parsloe wrote:
> I haven't used branches all that much but I am using them at the moment.
> Something that has become an irritant is the way the pop-up panel with the
> branch name and branch and inset status too often covers the point where I
> want to enter text. At present the panel is positioned below and to the
> right of the mouse cursor position without regard for the text cursor
> position. Would it be possible to position it so that it does not cover the
> text cursor position? Alternatively, could the status bar be used avoiding
> the use of a pop-up panel?

Good point, Andrew! I actually wonder if we should just remove the
pop-up panel. It seems to contain mostly duplicate information. For
example, it contains the branch name (which can be seen on the inset
label itself), whether the branch is active (which is also observable on
the inset label), and whether it is inverted (also observable on the
label). If the branch inset is closed, it also contains the text that is
inside, which is obviously not observable on the lable. This last bit of
information might be useful, but if users want to see the text on the
inside why not just click to open it?

Scott
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